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The State-sponsored freedom movement! Govt spends Rs 24 Lakh of Indian tax-payers’ money on fuel of Kashmir azadi vehicles 3/23/2011 1:08:55 AM Ahmed Ali Fayyaz JAMMU, Mar 22: They call it ‘Pakistan-sponsored separatist movement’ and ‘Islamabad’s proxy war’ but government functionaries in Jammu & Kashmir have burnt midnight oil in broad daylight to facilitate the movement of Kashmir’s separatist leaders during turmoil of 2008 and 2010. In reply to a cut motion on grants of Home Department and Security Related Expenditure (SRE), Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today revealed in Legislative Assembly that Government had spent over Rs 24 Lakh on the fuel of official vehicles provided to the separatist leaders. Without interpretations, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah disclosed in response to an opposition MLA’s cut motion that Government of Jammu & Kashmir had taken upon itself responsibility of not only providing Police protection and bulletproof cars not only to the Valley’s separatist leaders but also to their successors in the families and other relatives. Entire money spent on the facilitation was coming in from millions of the Indian tax-payers through Union Home Ministry. He made it clear on the floor of the Hou...   READ MORE

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Lie nailed! Despite CM’s word, WB puts J&K PWMP project in cold storage J&K excluded from Rs. 1500 cr rural roads project 3/23/2011 1:08:39 AM *Negotiations in Sept 2014 Syed Junaid Hashmi JAMMU, Mar 22: Lie nailed! In complete contrast to vehement claims of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, World Bank has seemingly put the controversial Rs. 750 crore Jammu and Kashmir Participatory Watershed Management (PWMP) in cold storage and approved Rs. 1500 crore project rural roads project for funding after removing objectionable Jammu and Kashmir state from the project. Omar Abdullah had specifically approached central government regarding Participatory Watershed Management Programme (PWMP) for which World Bank had committed allocation of Rs.750 crore. State government had even circulated an official handout claiming of having approach...   READ MORE   Take ‘young separatists’ on board , become facilitator in talks, Mehbooba to Omar Meeting point must for ensuring ‘congenial atmosphere in Valley 3/23/2011 1:08:02 AM Early Times Report Jammu, March 22: Sticking to her party’s line on separatist politics, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti today called upon the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to take ‘young separatist leaders’ on board viz-a-viz dialogue process and become a facilitator for smooth talks for the larger purpose of resolution of Kashmir issue. Mehbooba said it was high time to create congenial atmosphere and explore a ‘meeting point’ so as to positively engage the young leaders who are outside the mainstream politics in the meaningful dialogue. Mehbooba asked Omar to rise above the politics of power and understand his responsibility in this direction as a ‘facilitator’. Initiating discussion ...   READ MORE   Walkout over Jammu migrants 3/23/2011 1:06:46 AM Early Times Report Jammu, March 22: BJP, Panthers Party and JSM member today staged walkout from the Assembly after they raised the issue of non availability of ration for Jammu migrants vehemently in the House. The issue was first raised by JSM MLA Ashwani Kumar during the zero hour who expressed serious concern over what he said government apathy with Jammu migrants on basic even facilities. "Kashmir migrants are being given flats and ration is not available for migrants from Jammu...", JSM MLA shouted. He was joined in same chorus by Jugal Kishore of Jammu and Balwant Singh Mankotia of PP. They created din for some time even s Speaker tried to clam them down. Earlier, BJP leader Pr...   READ MORE   Jawan stabbed at Barnai 3/23/2011 1:06:07 AM JAMMU, Mar 22: An army jawan was Tuesday stabbed by three persons at Barnai here. Some old rivalry was stated to be the reason behind the incident, police sources said. Sources said sepoy Sudesh Kumar, son of Babu Ram of Netar Kothe, Barnai, was attacked with sharp-edged weapons by three car-borne youth. Police later shifted him to the GMC hospital where his condition was stated to be out of danger.Sources identified the accused as Pankaj Raina, Gora and Jogi. Police had launched a manhunt to nab them. ...   READ MORE   Cash, gold jewellery stolen at Sarwal 3/23/2011 1:05:54 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 22: Burglars broke into a house at Sarwal here today and decamped with cash and gold jewellery worth thousands of rupees.Police sources said Sushma Devi of Sarwal lodged a complaint with the concerned police post that thieves had stolen Rs 5,000 in cash and gold ornaments weighing four tolas from her house.Though police had registered a case in this connection, they were yet to find any clue to the identity of the accused. ...   READ MORE   Half-eaten by dogs, body of newborn found at Bus Stand 3/23/2011 1:05:34 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 22: The corpse of a newborn girl, partially eaten up by stray dogs, was today recovered from the ever-busy general bus stand area here. It was found lying at the bus stand by some passersby who brought the matter to the notice of police, according to police sources.A police party from the bus stand police station reached the spot and evacuated the body to the GMC hospital where it was kept in the mortuary. Though it was badly mutilated and had been half-eaten with some parts missing, no dog was found near it when it was spotted by some people, the sources added. Sources said it seemed as if it was thrown at bus stand by someone late Monday night, or in th...   READ MORE   March 23, 1987: New Delhi committed a tactical mistake `MUF would have crushed anti-national elements ruthlessly’ 3/23/2011 1:05:07 AM Flash back Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 22: The Assembly elections were held on March 23 in 1987. People, by and large, believe the `rigged elections’ opened a new chapter in Kashmir history. Twenty-four years down the line, a question haunts the saner elements in the state. Had Muslim United Front (MUF) formed the government, what would have the amalgam done? There is no denying the fact that most of the leaders of the MUF had separatist tendencies. But after taking over the government they would have ruthlessly crushed the “anti-national” elements like other governments. The JKLF leaders like Sheikh Abdul Hamid and Malik Muhammad Yasin and others were actively campaignin...   READ MORE   KPs for settlement at a concentrated place in Valley, take up issue with interlocutors 3/23/2011 1:04:45 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 22: The interlocutors have assured the Kashmiri Pandits that they will take up their problems with the Union Government and Prime Minister. This was informed by senior journalist Dilip Padgoankar, senior journalist who heads the three member team of Central interlocutors on Kashmir to a KP delegation that called on him in Union Capital few days back. The KP delegation which called on interlocutors included president Kashmiri Pandit Conference (KPC) president Kundan Kashmiri, president Kashmir Samiti Delhi (KSD), Rakesh Koul and general secretary, All India Kashmiri Samaj (AIKS) Dr Ramesh Raina highlighted various problems of the displaced pundits before the...   READ MORE   Mr Noorani, J&K neither South Tyrol nor Aaland Islands 3/23/2011 1:04:18 AM STARK REALITY -- II RUSTAM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 22: As for the handing over the Aaland Islands to Finland and South Tyrol to Italy is concerned, the students of history of First World War and its consequences know it full well that the occupation of the Aaland Islands and South Tyrol by Sweden and Austria, respectively, unlike the constitutional merger of Jammu and Kashmir with India, was not unlawful, and that both Finland and Italy were the rightful claimants to the transferred areas. That a particular system of management of and control over these areas was adopted is a different story. Hence, Noorani just cannot equate Jammu and Kashmir with Aaland Islands and South Tyrol...   READ MORE   India Today, like NDTV, ignores Jammu Promoting Secessionism 3/23/2011 1:03:52 AM MINCING NO WORDS NEHA EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 22: A number of leading media houses and private TV news channels have been organizing conclaves for quite some time now. In fact, these have become an annual feature. NDTV, CNN-IBN, India Today and The Hindustan Times are some of them. These conclaves are no more than a platform for the selected few, including a few from foreign countries, who express their views on various issues of national, international and social import. India is a democratic country. Such conclaves need to be organized at regular intervals, as they do help the media form a definite opinion about those who speak and inform the general public as to what those wh...   READ MORE

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